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Archive for May, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Happy Memorial Day, all! I hope you’re all having a splendid time out in the sunshine, enjoying the official start of the summer season.
While we’re celebrating, the winners of this week’s mini-contest, for signed cover flats of the new mass market edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation are… Tami and Brianna! [...]
Posted in Contests, Mischief of the Mistletoe, Pink I | 4 Comments »
Friday, May 28th, 2010
I’ve been on a mystery and suspense kick this week, with an odd bit of sci fi thrown in. Here’s what I’ve been reading:
Posted in Weekly Reading Round-Up | 16 Comments »
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
With four books coming out this year, even I keep getting confused. Here’s a quick look at the Pinks in the pipeline:
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (mass market paperback): October 5, 2010
The Mischief of the Mistletoe (hardcover): October 28, 2010
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (trade paperback): January 4, 2011
The Orchid Affair [...]
Posted in Blood Lily, Mischief of the Mistletoe, Orchid Affair, Pink I | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
We have a release date for the paperback of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily !
Blood Lily the Paperback will appear in stores on January 4, 2011, just two weeks before the official debut date of the next book in the series, The Orchid Affair (January 20, 2011).
In our age of electronic wonders, [...]
Posted in Blood Lily, Orchid Affair | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Talking about her books, Jane Austen, and the Yale class…. Stop by and see!
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
The Orchid Affair, aka Pink VII, has an official debut date! You can find it in stores starting January 20th, 2011. Orchid Affair is already available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I have more info– and a cover!– I’ll post it here.
For those who missed it the first time around, [...]
Posted in Orchid Affair, Pink VII | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Courtesy of my paperback publisher, I have two beautiful cover flats of the upcoming mass market edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (coming out October 5th!).
So here’s the question:
Of all the book covers (in any genre and by any author) that you’ve seen recently, which most caught your eye and why? [...]
Posted in Contests, Pink I | 33 Comments »
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
YA writer Abby Stevens is giving away a signed copy of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation on her website, The Tabby Catt. The contest closes next Monday, May 31. You can find the rules and the entry form on her site, here.
Posted in Contests, Pink I | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Most of my books have retained the same cover as they moved from hardcover to paperback. Two– The Masque of the Black Tulip and The Betrayal of the Blood Lily– have undergone dramatic transformations.
For fun, here are the before and after pictures:
The Masque of the Black Tulip (2005, 2006):
The Betrayal of the [...]
Posted in Black Tulip, Blood Lily | 13 Comments »
Friday, May 21st, 2010
This week has been heavy on non-fiction and familiar fiction favorites for me, as I’ve been trying to work my way into Pink VIII.
– Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire, Flora Fraser
An engaging biography of Napoleon’s most notorious sibling. Many of you might remember Pauline’s cameo appearance in Pink I…. Yes, she [...]
Posted in Weekly Reading Round-Up | 8 Comments »
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The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
Dutton
January 2010

The Temptation of the Night Jasmine
Dutton
January 2009


The Seduction of the Crimson Rose
Dutton
February 2008


The Deception of the Emerald Ring
Dutton
November 2006


The Masque of the Black Tulip
NAL Trade
October 2006


The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
NAL Trade
January 2006


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